Faisalabad Wolves v Lahore http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 - Faysal Bank Super Eight T-20 Cup - Match Update
Lahore Lions 194 v Faisalabad Wolves 146 - Lahore Lions won by 48 runs
On Thursday, March 29, Lahore Lions stamped their first position in Group A after winning their match by 48 runs against Faisalabad Wolves in the ongoing Faysal Bank Super Eight T-20 Cup at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
With three wins under their belt, the Lions have six points with a staggering net run rate of +1.660 as the team is dominating the tournament this year.
With a star studded outfit, Lahore have the ingredients needed to lift the cup this year as players like the Akmal brother, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ahmed-Shehzad-c42359 are at the top of their game.
Earlier, with the second match of the day all set to begin in front of a massive Rawalpindi crowd that had gathered to witness a competitive contest, Lahore chose to bat first after winning the toss.
Opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nasir-Jamshed-c78752 and Ahmed Shehzad took Faisalabad bowlers to task early on as they challenged them by hitting spectacular shots while taking risks.
The batsmen appeared to be on an aggressive mode and belted the bowlers without remorse as if they were mocking the fielding side.
With the strong middle-order line-up, perhaps the openers were right in taking risks in order to gather runs sooner than later.
With 76 runs on the scoreboard, the opening partnership came to an end when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jamshed-c66276 faltered after hammering an innings of 27 runs.
Later with Shehzad also back in the pavilion after smashing an innings of 48 runs, it was time for the Akmal brothers to wreck havoc on the bowling side as Kamran clobbered 46 while Umar remained not out after bolstering 57 runs as Lahore Lions amassed a massive tally of 194 runs on the board for the loss of three wickets.
Needing a staggering batting performance, Faisalabad Wolves failed to dominate the bowling side as they kept losing wickets regularly.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Asif-Hussain-c46474 was the lone warrior from his side with an innings of 64 runs to his name; however, his batting performance was not enough to earn his side a much needed victory as the Wolves fell after mustering 146 runs.
Wolves now sit at the bottom of the pool table with only one win after playing three matches.
Meanwhile, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zia-ul-Haq-c98603 from Lahore Lions were named as the Players of the Match.
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